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A Thief in the Night
E. W. Hornung
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Gentleman thief A.J. Raffles burgles his way through a series of homes in late Victorian England. A Thief in the Night is a short story collection and Hornung's third book in the Raffles series.
Gentleman thief A.J. Raffles burgles his way through a series of homes in late Victorian England. A Thief in the Night is a short story collection and Hornung's third book in the Raffles series.
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"And to think," I murmured, "how you deceived me there!"
"With your own assistance," said Raffles laughing. "If you had looked it up you would have seen there was no such train in the morning, and I never said there was. But I meant you to be deceived, Bunny, and I won't say I didn't—it was all for the sake of the side! Well, when you carted me away with such laudable despatch, I had rather an uncomfortable half-hour, but that was all just then. I had my candle, I had matches, and lots to read. It was quite nice in that strong-room until a very unpleasant incident occurred."
"Do tell me, my dear fellow!"
"I must have another Sullivan—thank you—and a match. The unpleasant incident was steps outside and a key in the lock! I was disporting myself o. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
Otto Penzler writes in his introduction: It has been speculated that E. W. Hornung (1866–1921), Arthur Conan Doyle’s brother-in-law, created Raffles, the greatest rogue in literature, to tweak the nose of the creator of the greatest detective in literature. For me, this provides as much insight into
More Raffles tales, narrated by our stalwart, Bunny, with plenty of action, adventures, and near catastrophes. I am particular fond of the visit to the Black Museum, and an unexpected bit of closure for our dear Bunny.
Raffles, the amateur cracksman, is “back” in this collection of short stories following his death at the end of the second collection. This is an accounting of tales that hadn’t been previously told due to the sensitivity of people involved. So, in a way, it is a bit like having that storage box of
Horning writing style is loquaciousness at its best.
And now I have to go back and read The Amateur Cracksman, because I started with A Thief in the Night, and I felt like I had missed half the story so far, and gentlemen thieves are just what I need to be reading more about.
Note: Again, Good reads lost all my status updates while reading this book. Great job, Goodreads/Amazon.
We love our gentlemen thieves, don't we? Raffles is a noble thief, should one ever care to combine those two sentiments to describe someone who steals your stuff. If you don't have good jewelry or